37th Separate Airborne Brigade

The 37th Separate Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the Soviet and later Russian Airborne Forces. It was based in Chernyakhovsk, prior to being disbanded in 1994.[1]

37th Separate Air Assault Brigade (Oct 1979-1 Jun 1990)
37th Separate Airborne Brigade (1 Jun 1990-1994)
Active1979-1994
Country Soviet Union (1979-1992)
 Russia (1992-1994)
BranchSoviet Ground Forces
Soviet Airborne Forces
Russian Airborne Forces
TypeAirborne infantry
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQChernyakhovsk

History

The 37th Separate Air Assault Brigade was formed in October 1979 in Chernyakhovsk in the Baltic Military District.[2] It was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. The brigade was transferred to the Soviet airborne on 1 June 1990[3] and redesignated as an airborne brigade. Its air assault battalion was disbanded and its antiaircraft artillery battalion became a battery. In 1994, the brigade was disbanded.[1]

References

  1. Holm, Michael. "37th independent Landing-Assault Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  2. Lenski, Andrei; Tsybin, M.M. (2005). Армия Отечества [Army of the Fatherland] (in Russian).
  3. Zaloga, Steve (1995-01-01). Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930-1995. Presidio. ISBN 9780891413998.
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